If You're Going

Published: August 29, 2011

WHERE IS IT?At the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?Two separate admission sessions daily (day and night), except for Sept. 9 and Sept. 11, when there are only day sessions.

ARE THERE TICKETS LEFT?Check at the Open box office (next to Grandstand), Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster locations, or call (866) 673-6849.

HOW DO I GET THERE?By subway, take the No. 7 train to Mets-Willets Point (19 local stops from Times Square, 9 on the express). By the Long Island Rail Road from Penn Station, take the Port Washington branch to Willets Point, a 19-minute ride. Subway and train schedules and maps are at the M.T.A. Web site, mta.info.A water taxi leaves Pier 17 from South Street Seaport 90 minutes before each session, with a stop at the East 35th Street marina 15 minutes later. The ride is 60 minutes from Pier 17, 45 minutes from East 35th Street. Shuttle buses will provide service to the entrance of the tennis center. $1 tickets must be purchased online. There is no return service. Water taxi schedules and maps are at nywatertaxi.com. A cab ride from Midtown is about $30, including tolls.Parking is available at Citi Field parking lots for $19. Driving directions to the tennis center are at usopen.org.

WHAT WILL SECURITY BE LIKE?There is a limit of one bag per person, and all bags are subject to search. Baggage storage is not available on the grounds. Briefcases, backpacks, computers, coolers, professional video cameras, recording devices, flags, banners and signs are prohibited. For a complete list of prohibited items, go to usopen.org.

WHAT IF IT RAINS?The policy (certain conditions apply): If one full match is not completed in Ashe Stadium or an entire session is canceled because of inclement weather, tickets may be exchanged for another session during the current Open at the box office, or for the 2012 Open by mail only. Requests must be made in writing no later than 30 days after the last day of the tournament. Send the request, with the tickets, to: U.S. Open Ticket Office, U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, NY 11368.

WHERE ELSE CAN I WATCH?USopen.org will be streaming hundreds of hours of live tennis from the six show courts and will provide access to live streaming radio. A free iPhone application features scoring updates, news alerts, video highlights, schedules, draws and streaming radio. Users of other Web-enabled phones will find much of the same content at the Open's mobile site.

GRAPHIC: A 2010 satellite image of the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.; CHART: Television Schedule (Source: United States Tennis Association)